diff --git a/Dockerfile.assisted-installer b/Dockerfile.assisted-installer
index ea7d4bd80..f17709e2f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.assisted-installer
+++ b/Dockerfile.assisted-installer
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ RUN TARGETPLATFORM=$TARGETPLATFORM make installer
 
 FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
 
+# required for nsenter
+RUN dnf install -y util-linux-core && dnf clean all
+
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/assisted-installer/build/installer /usr/bin/installer
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/assisted-installer/deploy/assisted-installer-controller /assisted-installer-controller/deploy